Guatemala Urban Municipal Governance Project Political Economy Assessment

At the onset of the Guatemala Urban Municipal Governance (UMG) Project, Tetra Tech subcontracted the services of local organization Asociación de Investigación y Estudios Sociales (ASIES) to implement a Political Economy Assessment (PEA). The purpose of the PEA is to improve understanding of the political and economic environment in which the project operates. The PEA helps development practitioners understand the national and municipal-level political and economic environment that affects how municipalities perform as well as factors that influence the ability of municipalities to deliver services and meet the needs of citizens within the context of violence prevention.